Hmm. Well, the only concrete information on where the Au Ra come from we have is that some of them are from Doma. We also know that they are more generally from the Othard continent, but as far as exactly where with respect to the continent, we got nothing. Yet. Not until Heavensward (or possibly some tid bits in the Au Ra creation benchmark). Please look forward to it, hai.
That said, it is slightly plausible that a Doman refugee could become at least a free paladin from a backstory standpoint. Difficulty with this comes from ones interpretation of some of the Main Scenario details. I will hide the specifics behind the following spoiler tag. Ye have been warned.
As for formal training in Conjury. Your mileage may vary. While it is certainly true that Paladins may require access to restorative and protective magics before starting their formal training, there is evidence that this may not actually require formal training in Conjury from and IC stand point. Mainly because the various casting guilds have been shown to be a little more about formalized methods of casting than effects. Details hidden, just incase, but below.
So. All that said, it is all doable with a few considerations. Any Doman Au Ra formally trained as a Paladin (as opposed to say, an Ishgardian Temple Knight or some Doman equivilant that may or may not exist) would have to have done so fairly recently. Which would mean their leaving the Sultansworn would likely be equally recently. This is not necessarily your only route, however. Being an Au Ra that jaunted over to Eorzea from Othard and simply dressed all covered up like Yugiri is certainly an option. Though, this may run into a fair amount of complication depending on what you are trying to throw into your background. It brings up fun questions like; "How did you manage to keep yourself hidden for X amount of years? " and "Is there anyone out there that discovered what you are exactly?" and "What excuse did you use to remain covered up/disguised that prevented the Sultansworn from digging at you about it further?"
Lastly, a reminder that nothing here is meant to dissuade you from doing what you wish to do. Go for it. Own it. Do it. My hope is that some of this information is helpful in fully fleshing out and creating your character's story bits. Have a spectacular day.
That said, it is slightly plausible that a Doman refugee could become at least a free paladin from a backstory standpoint. Difficulty with this comes from ones interpretation of some of the Main Scenario details. I will hide the specifics behind the following spoiler tag. Ye have been warned.
As for formal training in Conjury. Your mileage may vary. While it is certainly true that Paladins may require access to restorative and protective magics before starting their formal training, there is evidence that this may not actually require formal training in Conjury from and IC stand point. Mainly because the various casting guilds have been shown to be a little more about formalized methods of casting than effects. Details hidden, just incase, but below.
So. All that said, it is all doable with a few considerations. Any Doman Au Ra formally trained as a Paladin (as opposed to say, an Ishgardian Temple Knight or some Doman equivilant that may or may not exist) would have to have done so fairly recently. Which would mean their leaving the Sultansworn would likely be equally recently. This is not necessarily your only route, however. Being an Au Ra that jaunted over to Eorzea from Othard and simply dressed all covered up like Yugiri is certainly an option. Though, this may run into a fair amount of complication depending on what you are trying to throw into your background. It brings up fun questions like; "How did you manage to keep yourself hidden for X amount of years? " and "Is there anyone out there that discovered what you are exactly?" and "What excuse did you use to remain covered up/disguised that prevented the Sultansworn from digging at you about it further?"
Lastly, a reminder that nothing here is meant to dissuade you from doing what you wish to do. Go for it. Own it. Do it. My hope is that some of this information is helpful in fully fleshing out and creating your character's story bits. Have a spectacular day.
